GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark